Bill Maher has been left stunned after hearing that Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are likely frontrunners to lead the Democrats.
The liberal comedian discussed who is currently on the horizon for the party’s 2028 primary with former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy on his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher on Saturday.
Republican politician McCarthy said he thought Vermont Senator Sanders and New York lawmaker AOC would be the prime candidates, to which Maher exclaimed: ‘No!’
‘Who’s at the top of that ticket, Kevin? Because if it’s not Bernie, he’s going to be vice president and “wait his turn”?’ Maher quipped, as the audience laughed.
McCarthy reasoned that his picks are ‘in the lead right now’ because they ‘get the biggest crowds’ at political events and rallies.
Voter surveys have also reflected McCarthy’s prediction that AOC, 35, could be the next Democratic Party leader.
A recent CNN poll indicated that liberals believe the New York Congresswoman is the person who best reflects the party’s key principles – although there wasn’t a clear winner and many respondents had no opinion at all.
The survey asked Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independent voters which politician best reflects the core values of the Democratic Party today.
Bill Maher has been left stunned after hearing that Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are likely frontrunners to lead the Democrats
Republican politician Kevin McCarthy (pictured) said he thought Vermont Senator Sanders and New York lawmaker AOC would be the prime candidates, to which Maher exclaimed: ‘No!’
Ten percent of voters chose AOC while former Vice President Kamala Harris was a close second with nine percent of the votes.
Sanders came in third with eight percent while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was placed fourth with six percent.
Former President Barack Obama and Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett were tied for fifth with four percent.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer were all tied at two percent.
Another fifteen Democrats including some lawmakers and governors each received one percent of the votes, while a whopping 26 percent of respondents had no opinion.
Trump allies greeted the results of the poll as good news as the progressive Democratic congresswoman has long been accused of being too far left by moderates.
Conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro also shared the poll on his show, dubbing the results ‘brutal’ for Democrats.
He claimed the New York Congresswoman is ‘totally out of touch with most Americans.’
The survey conducted March 6-9 included 1,206 respondents and has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders came in third place in the CNN poll of 1,206 liberal voters
It comes after Maher, 69, claimed that millennial liberals are preoccupied with ‘posturing and purity’ which will alienate voters and ‘blow it’ against Donald Trump.
The commentator also saved some ire for Trump, claiming in an op-ed that his first 100 days back in the White House had been a ‘s***show’.
Maher slammed DOGE as ‘inefficient,’ while slamming Trump for ‘disappearing people’ via deportations, ‘killing people overseas’ by cutting aid money, and causing a market collapse.
Maher’s criticism came despite recently having what he called a cordial dinner with the president in the White House.
